SOC 19-2031 · CA

Chemists H-1B Sponsors in California

Research employers with relevant LCA filing history for Chemists worksites in California. Rankings use FY2022 through FY2026 Q3 YTD Department of Labor disclosure data.

Relevant LCA filings

1,355

Employers

342

Median reported wage

$108,150

Filing history

FY2022–FY2026 Q3 YTD

FY2026 is partial through Q3

FY2022

310

FY2023

292

FY2024

264

FY2025

282

FY2026 Q3

207

Top employers for Chemists in California

Ranked by relevant historical LCA filing volume in this occupation and worksite state.

#EmployerFilingsActive periodsFY2026 Q3Median wage
1Amgen Inc.895/523$128,304
2Gilead Sciences, Inc.565/512$127,200
3NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.394/50$85,000
4Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory385/52$85,200
5University of California, Berkeley365/57$79,300
6The Scripps Research Institute355/52$68,000
7Genentech, Inc.345/57$131,292
8Western Digital Technologies, Inc.243/54$130,000
9Allure Labs, LLC235/51$104,915
10Eli Lilly and Company195/56$148,264
11The Leland Stanford, Jr University195/52$83,075
12Arcus Biosciences, Inc.185/52$135,678
13California Institute of Technology165/51$70,100
14Illumina, Inc.164/50$93,000
15Regents of the University of California at Riverside165/54$71,952
16Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.164/50$118,716
17Advanced Technology Laboratories Inc.143/50$49,078
18BIODURO LLC144/50$95,000
19Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC145/52$151,200
20Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.144/56$108,600
21MRL San Francisco LLC134/53$125,000
22NTESS, LLC135/53$99,000
23Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.125/51$118,113
24STA Pharmaceutical US LLC125/51$120,000
25Bristol-Myers Squibb Company114/51$148,959
26UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE115/51$74,425
27University of California, Los Angeles114/51$66,600
28ABBVIE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.104/50$133,000
29Catalent Pharma Solutions105/51$136,219
30Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.102/50$132,000
31Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.94/50$116,813
32Element Biosciences, Inc.95/51$105,000
33Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab93/53$83,075
34University of California, Davis94/51$72,000
35UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO95/51$77,179
36Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated95/51$116,709
37Allure Labs, Inc.82/50$93,000
38Amgen Incorporated82/50$121,594
39Applied Materials, Inc84/52$146,132
40Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC73/50$106,000
41Excelsior Nutrition Inc.74/51$65,000
42Genista Biosciences Inc.73/52$82,000
43Kodiak Sciences Inc.74/52$127,393
44Power Environmental Energy Research Institute75/51$75,000
45Ideaya Biosciences Inc.73/50$123,614
46AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.63/50$171,674
47Amyris, Inc.63/51$120,828
48Apple Inc.63/50$144,130
49California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory63/50$123,498
50Cytokinetics, Inc.64/51$119,970
51Glaukos Corporation62/54$127,494
52Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.64/51$119,500
53ABBVIE INC.54/52$135,000
54Amyris52/50$125,000
55Danisco US Inc.52/50$92,206
56Eikon Therapeutics, Inc.55/51$138,362
57eJoule, Inc.53/50$87,360
58Element Materials Technology Santa Clara Inc.53/52$99,655
59Frontage Laboratories, Inc.53/52$105,000
60Issam Tina Solutions, Inc.52/54$116,688
61KLA Corporation53/51$167,312
62Promega Corporation53/51$94,640
63R2M Pharma, Inc.53/50$125,000
64University of California, San Francisco54/51$122,000
65Alamar Biosciences, Inc.43/51$210,000
66Bausch Health US, LLC43/50$73,020
67C S BIO CO.42/50$75,000
68COMPLETE GENOMICS INC.43/50$91,000
69Formurex, Inc.43/51$77,500
70Hongene Biotech Corporation43/50$96,200
71Janssen Research & Development, LLC43/50$123,450
72Jones Day41/54$137,696
73Juul Labs, Inc.42/50$140,250
74Kumquat Biosciences, Inc.43/50$108,701
75Nitto Denko Technical Corporation43/50$124,630
76Octant, Inc.42/50$130,000
77PACIFIC BIOLABS, INC.44/51$108,676
78Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.43/51$105,563
79REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC.43/50$137,500
80Seagate US LLC43/51$129,906
81Syntron Bioresearch, Inc.43/50$53,080
82Thermo Fisher Scientific41/50$111,571
83ULTIMA GENOMICS, INC.43/50$106,039
84ZymoChem, Inc.42/52$126,138
85ADARx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.33/51$97,000
86AnaSpec, Inc.33/51$78,270
87Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.33/51$158,300
88Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope32/50$111,665
89BioAge Labs, Inc.32/50$187,250
90BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.32/50$104,915
91CHEMEOR, INC.32/50$78,000
92Circle Pharma, Inc.33/51$104,915
93Denali Therapeutics Inc.32/50$123,614
94Edwards Lifesciences LLC32/51$96,762
95ETS Laboratories32/50$76,000
96Eyconis, Inc.31/50$136,000
97GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.32/52$121,722
98Hexagon Bio, Inc.32/52$140,000
99Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.33/51$125,998
100IriSys, LLC31/50$71,110

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These are LCA applications in the available Department of Labor disclosure history, grouped by received fiscal year. An LCA is not a USCIS visa approval, and historical filing activity does not guarantee current hiring or future sponsorship. Current openings are hiring signals only and do not prove sponsorship for a specific role.